Check out this funny bio:
Paul Di Filippo began his career either
in 1977, when his first story appeared in Unearth magazine; or in 1982,
when he quit his job as a COBOL programmer to devote himself fulltime
to writing; or in 1985, when his second and third stories appeared in
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction and The Twilight Zone
Magazine; or in 1995, when his first book, The Steampunk Trilogy,
debuted. Whichever date one chooses, 2006 will see the
publication of his twenty-fifth book, Top 10: Beyond the Farthest
Precinct, a milestone he is very proud of. He intends to retire
now in stages over the next forty years.